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Nepotism in Music

#43
JimK said:
In Rocky-
Frank Stallone had a cameo as one of the South Philly guys singing on the corner.
...IIRC, Rocky sez something to him & he replies back.

Speaking of something that shoulda went straight to video-
Staying Alive (sequel to Saturday Night Fever). I do recall Frank Stallone having a tune from that...got airplay, too, IIRC.
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Frank was also in Rocky III. He did a song called "Pushin'", while Rocky trained for his 1st fight with Mr. T.

He was in Rocky VI (2006) as a diner patron.
 
#45
Wolfgang Van Halen comes to mind. Saw the band in '08 and they were great, despite the chubby high-school age bass player shuffling around with zero stage presence. Where's Michael and how did this kid get this gig? Huh.

And to think Eddie had actually attempted to replace MA's spot on the debut album cover with his kid on the official website. :atoz:
 
#46
CJAZ said:
Actually this is incorrect. Her family had nothing to do with Eastman Kodak. Look it up.
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I stand corrected.

I guess some of the books, articles and videos I've seen about the Beatles were wrong. (That never happens, does it?)

She was a photographer though--probably part of the reason for the confusion.
 
#53
zontar said:
I stand corrected.

I guess some of the books, articles and videos I've seen about the Beatles were wrong. (That never happens, does it?)

She was a photographer though--probably part of the reason for the confusion.
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This is probably the longest running bit of misinformation in rock and roll and the fact that she was a photographer didn't help.
 
#54
Whitney Houston - daughter of entertainment executive John Russell Houston, Jr. and singer Cissy Houston, cousin of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, godchild of Darlene Love, and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin
 
#55
Milk said:
the whole band was rich kids.

It was one of the many examples i was thinking of when i wrote my last post.

I still think their first record was great but would we know who they are if they hadnt had that "connection"? Probably not.
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That's a great example and I have pretty much the same view on it as you do.
 
#58
Here are two musicians you would not think about

Malcolm Young and Angus Young of AC/DC fame.

George Redburn Young is the their older brother and is a musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member of the Australian 1960s band The Easybeats. He also was a producer of AC/DC.
 
#59
Consider J.S. Bach and his offspring who followed in his footsteps. Is success of some of these offspring of current performers/actors etc. How much of their "getting signed," noticed/discovered is their parents' success or due to their own talents. Is it also an example of following in their parents'/siblings footsteps?
 

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